One thing that hit me hard was something I saw recently, and I don't know where I saw it. It pointed out that, while, yes, there was *very* strong evidence that breast milk was better than formula, the research wasn't controlling for things that allowed a woman to breastfeed. In short, some of the advantage could be attributable to other factors.
I have no idea of the research that's been done. I don't know what, if any, attempts were made to control for other factors. It still made me realize that there were certain to be a lot of questions that hadn't yet been answered.
I don't know about how to better promote breastfeeding. I do know this: if your true goal is based in love, *YOU DO NOT USE THE TOOLS OF HATRED AND INDIFFERENCE*. Period.
I mean, I understand how it sucks when you can't figure out how to get people to do the right thing, when you're absolutely sure you know what it is. Nevertheless, that's one of the lessons of life.
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Date: 2006-04-13 05:23 am (UTC)I have no idea of the research that's been done. I don't know what, if any, attempts were made to control for other factors. It still made me realize that there were certain to be a lot of questions that hadn't yet been answered.
I don't know about how to better promote breastfeeding. I do know this: if your true goal is based in love, *YOU DO NOT USE THE TOOLS OF HATRED AND INDIFFERENCE*. Period.
I mean, I understand how it sucks when you can't figure out how to get people to do the right thing, when you're absolutely sure you know what it is. Nevertheless, that's one of the lessons of life.